Bacteria - Ipaq 3600 PDA resurrected, improved! *DONE*

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:46 am

Project completed, details of what it is all about, why I did it and how I did it is in the "Handheld Hacking" forum, ...here...

I like the appearance of this PDA!

Improvements vs original Ipaq 3660 PDA:

* 7x its original battery life between charges (continuous, about 10.5 hours on high bright screen).
* Old one was dead, battery died years ago. Recycled it rather than binning it.
* Dual power; will recharge batteries when needed.
* Better direction control.
* A size better for adult hands!
* Built-in USB connection to PC.

MrTroy · Post by **MrTroy** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:59 am

I've been watching this for a while. Congrads man, it looks great.

You have any to scale pictures. I'm curious how thick the actual case is now.

benol · Post by **benol** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:54 am

You never cease to amaze. Keep up the awesome work!!!

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:08 pm

Thanks guys, appreciated. I will post more pics on the main thread; and a comparison pic too in the next day or two.

Alternative way to make a case - hope you like it! I think it has a very sleek look.

Post by **Skyone** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:19 pm

Very nice. I finally understand how those buttons work, I was so confused before.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:53 pm

Well done! I give you an A+

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:36 am

How is this even done? Those don't even look like buttons. They look like washers put onto the metal case. :S Im confused.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:36 am

They just show where the tact switches are, they aren't buttons.

Helpplease · Post by **Helpplease** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:53 am

Awesome! Really like the case, everything you make looks so damn good!

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:12 am

HotDog-Cart - they were washers (PC mobo washers), press on them and contact made with tact switches underneath. Problem was they worked but needed a harder press than I wanted, so updated them, pics updated on my thread to show how...

Thanks Helpplease and Life of Brian!

New (final) pics:

I could possibly have used my printer to put the working on the buttons, but I doubted the ink would set on the spray paint, so used a CD marker pen and did it by hand.

I will put pics of system running on the main thread (HandHeld Hacking forum) later, I need to varnish the button tops and let them dry before I handle them too much.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:56 am

I uploaded these to the main thread, thought I would copy them here too.

Two vids for you:

Pic of a game (I had been playing it prior to this photo).

This is where I have located the PDA, next to my monitor. Nice.

benol · Post by **benol** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:19 pm

bacteria wrote:This is where I have located the PDA, next to my monitor. Nice.

It matches everything!

Post by **Skyone** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:59 pm

Ahh!! Rolly mice!!

I hate those things.

Looks great with Pac-Man loaded up!

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:22 pm

I like "rolly mice" as they don't take much desk space. It takes days (literally) to get used to them, but when you do, they are great.

I have a switcher box so I can use the same monitor and keyboard for the two main computers I have (one for gaming and the other for internet), however for some reason the switch box isn't reliable with one mouse only, so hence I have to use two.

The white mouse I use for internet, cost 80p (about $1.55) at a car boot sale, works great

Yes, Pacman looks nice, pic is a bit washed out though. I made the outser shell of the PDA silver to mimic the Ipaq colour, as you say benol, it matches the monitor and other mouse nicely!

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Bacteria - Ipaq 3600 PDA resurrected, improved! DONE

Bacteria - Ipaq 3600 PDA resurrected, improved! DONE